Responding to Challenging Infant Toddler Behavior
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- July 7, 2021
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Infants and toddlers engage in challenging behaviors as a way of communicating that they have unmet needs.
This 2-hour online course is designed to help caregivers:
- Identify the characteristics of challenging behavior for infants and toddlers;
- Understand and describe the relationship between behavior and the communication of distress for infants and toddlers;
- Describe acting out and social withdrawing behaviors exhibited by infants and toddlers;
- Identify family circumstances, including maternal depression, that can have an impact on the social emotional development of infants and toddlers;
- Identify steps for working with families in addressing concerns about infant and toddler behavior;
- Explore the effect of infant or toddler behavior on the teacher and identify ways in which the teacher can use their reflections to understand and effectively address the needs of the child; and
- Describe and have an opportunity to use a process for developing and implementing a support plan to respond to challenging behavior.
This training course was developed and produced by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of the Texas A&M University System in cooperation with the Texas Health and Human Services, Child Care Licensing Division, and using funds provided by the Texas Workforce Commission.
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